Created by, Sally Muhl- Sunnyvale, TX
3rd Place– Cake Baking
Fall in love with this tasty spice cake! It is the perfect holiday dessert with all your favorite spices!
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 cup oil
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin
- 1 apple, cored, peeled & chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Icing
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 3 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Directions
Cake
Mix sugar, cinnamon, soda, salt, nutmeg, ginger, oil, vanilla and egg together; add flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Blend in pumpkin; fold in apple and pecans. Pour into greased and floured Bundt pan; bake at 350° for 70 minutes. Cool 20 minutes in the pan; remove and complete cooling on a wire rack. Frost when cool.
Icing
Blend vanilla, butter and cream cheese together; add enough powdered sugar until desired spreading consistency is reached.
Enjoy!
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